The Beauty of a Body Pillow for the Pregnant Woman

While pregnancy may be a time of great joy for many women, for most it is also a time of great physical discomfort—especially during the latter months, when growing babies make finding a comfortable position for sleeping exceptionally difficult. Sleeping on your stomach is out of the question, sleeping on your side puts added pressure on your joints and sleeping on your back isn’t all that great, either.

For years, pregnant women have used extra pillows to ease the pressures a growing abdomen brings. However, stuffing one pillow under your knees and trying to arrange another to support your lower back while getting the one under your head to ease the position of your shoulder meant using time that should have been spent sleeping getting into a position that made sleep possible.

Fortunately, today there are body pillows that do all of this and more. A memory foam body pillow is wonderful for pregnant women. They provide a way of creating pressure-free support that cradles the various curves and angles of a pregnant woman’s body, helping to create restful sleep that continues all night long. Body pillows made of 5.5 pound visco-elastic, closed cell memory foam provide the best support and adjustability.

Visco-elastic, closed cell memory foam is simply the most versatile, comfortable, and durable pillow material in the world. The thousands of tiny memory foam cells cushion joints relieve pressure by conforming to the body’s shape and support needs. Visco-elastic, closed cell memory foam adapts to any sleeping style, and the fact that it is self-adjusting is incredibly important because as the pregnancy advances, the changing pregnant body brings changing positioning needs with it. In fact, memory foam body pillows can contribute so much to a good night’s rest that many women continue to use them even after their babies arrive.